Patna: The East Central Railway will run two special trains for South India on May 2 and 3 from Barauni and Patna respectively to cope with the unprecedented rush of candidates for the BE and Medical examination tests organised by COMED-K on May 6, ECR sources said.
"The sheer number of candidates from Patna itself is estimated to be over 70,000," sources said.
The trains will run following the clearance from the ECR General Manager Varun Bharthuar, they said adding the first special south India-bound train would originate from Barauni on May 2 and the second from Patna the next day.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, April 28, 2012, 12:56